"I like that it’s a pan-Asian festival so we can celebrate with the entire community," Wu said. Winnie Wu, 51, a Chinese American resident of Montclair, New Jersey, showed her support. The Lantern Festival was launched in May of 2021, after the Atlanta spa shootings that claimed the lives of eight people, including six Asian women.Ĭoupled with history, the festival is a celebration of culture and how far Asians and Pacific Islanders have come in America. "We still have a lot of work to do," Reed said. Incarceration camps and removing Japanese Americans from their homes by confiscating their properties during World War II was another page in Asian American history. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the first significant law restricting immigration to the United States, impacted generations of Chinese Americans, Reed said. With the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes since the pandemic began in Wuhan, China, more than three years ago, remembering history is crucial, Reed said.Īccording to the nonprofit Stop AAPI Hate, almost 11,000 incidents of hate incidents have been reported between March of 2020 and December of 2021 against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Tickets are on sale now for all three locations. At the peak of the holiday season, all three locations will be open nightly, Dec.
Tickets start at 24.99 for adults and 16.99 for children ages 3-12. Scenes from the NYC Winter Lantern Festival 2021. "It shows how frenzied the country was and the anti-Japanese sentiment." The lantern festival on Staten Island will be held Oct. Tickets cost 24.99 for general admission, or 16.99 for kids ages 3 to 12. "Vincent Chin is really important," Reed said. In 1982, the Chinese American was beaten to death by two auto workers in Detroit who blamed Chin for the loss of American auto jobs to the Japanese.
Reed, who is a native of Flint, Michigan, angrily shares the story of the murder of Chin. A Wall of History was erected at the park in remembrance of events such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II, and the murder of Vincent Chin. We offer onsite programs that help school-aged children spark their interest in. At John Ball Zoo, our goal is to teach our guests about wildlife conservation and the importance of restoring and protecting natural ecosystems. The event at Edgemont Park drew more than 3,000 people to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and to remember the history of Asians in America. Our programs are designed using fun, hands-on and flexible teaching methods for students ages three through adulthood. On Sunday evening, AAPI Montclair hosted its third Lantern Festival for Justice and Remembrance. Now as president of AAPI Montclair, a New Jersey community organization with over 300 people dedicated to the culture of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Reed is leading an effort to raise awareness about Asian American history. She had to seek information about Asian American history on her own. As a Korean American, Amber Reed didn’t have much education about her culture in her youth. The organization hosts a variety of events throughout the year to help spread core values of inclusion and belonging, community, diversity, and justice - including special events for each year’s AAPI Heritage Month.
Its mission is to help create a more inclusive community by uplifting the experiences of AAPI people while promoting awareness and education about AAPI culture and history. See More: Hoboken’s Movies Under the Stars 2023 Schedule is Here About AAPI MontclairĪAPI Montclair is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that represents Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Montclair, North Jersey, and beyond. Funds will be raised to help cover the cost of the event, support AAPI Montclair, and raise funds for Friends of the Howe House as well as the Belleville Historical Society’s campaign to repair the Belleville Dutch Reformed Church, a National Historic Site where Chinese immigrants fleeing violence in the West were welcomed. Although the lantern festival is free, those interested in donating or sponsoring a lantern can do so here.
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